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Researchers at MIT and Harvard have found a way to drastically speed up Web browsing

Researchers at MIT and Harvard have figured out a way to drastically speed up Web browsing using a novel new dependency-mapping approach.
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Amazon is leasing a fleet of 20 Boeing cargo planes to help deliver your stuff faster

On Wednesday, Air Transport Services Group Inc. confirmed that Amazon signed a lease involving no fewer than 20 Boeing 767 freighter planes.
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Street View offers sofa-based safari through South Africa’s Kruger National Park

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Home Depot agrees to pay customers $20M to settle that massive 2014 hack

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Google Docs now supports exporting in .epub

Writing the next great American novel on Google Docs? On Monday, Google announced the ability to export your work directly as an .epub file.
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China outlines its latest Five Year Plan, called Internet Plus

China has been making Five Year Plans ever since Chairman Mao's regime in the 1950s, but their 13th promises to be the most tech-forward yet.
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Google will soon censor a lot more ‘damaging’ search results in Europe

Google confirmed reports that the Internet giant would acquiesce to European demands regarding the extent of the EU's "right-to-be-forgotten" legislation.
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Google searches for ‘Move to Canada’ spiked after Donald Trump won Super Tuesday

Following this week's Super Tuesday primaries, the search phrase "how to move to Canada" saw a sudden spike on Google ... as high as 1,500 percent.
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Woman finds news of $150,000 prize in her junk email — and it was real

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How safe is your site from a ‘Drown hack’ attack?

A new report suggesting that "thousands of popular sites" might be vulnerable to a newly identified type of cyberattack has raised alarm bells.
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New Election Buzz tracking tool powered by Twitter and Google keeps you in the loop

The Associated Press has teamed up with Google and Twitter to create an election tracking tool that brings you updated trends in the form of visualizations.
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Reddit 3016 is an interactive parody of what Reddit might look like in 1,000 years

An artist spent the last 4 years imagining what Reddit might look like in 3016, using fake articles and photo-shopped advertisements.
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The latest Boston Dynamics video has inspired tons of ‘Robot Lives Matter’ parody videos

Parodies of Boston Dynamics abusing its robots, including the company's new and more-human Atlas are popping up all over the web. We're pissing off Skynet.
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Donald Trump is expected to be the big Super Tuesday winner

According to both Google and Bing, the coast is clear for Donald Trump to go head to head with the Democratic nominee in the general election this November.
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In Indonesia, Internet companies need to either pay up or get out

Want to stay operational as an Internet firm in Indonesia? Gotta pay those taxes.
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Artist’s collection of bizarre Street View glitches might actually spook you out

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Pass the popcorn: Popcorn Time relaunches following shutdown

After being shuttered last year as a result of legal action, PopcornTime.io has returned, but the team behind it is being careful to remain hidden.
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Save the planet one query at a time with Ecosia: the search engine that plants trees

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Say goodbye to the ‘Like’ button, Facebook’s new Reactions are now available everywhere

We’ve known for some time that Facebook was expanding the Like button into something more expressive, and now the new Reactions are available everywhere.
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Once threatened by Yahoo, Time Inc. may now be its savior

Magazine publisher Time Inc. may be looking into merging with Yahoo, potentially saving the company from being subsumed by interested buyers.
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Amazon now has its own fashion labels

It's gone up against supermarkets, bookstores, and now, even major fashion houses may not be safe from the wide-reaching influence of Amazon.
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American Airlines drops lawsuit against Gogo over ‘inferior’ in-flight Wi-Fi

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How much do Americans really value their online privacy?

Do as I say, not as I do appears to be the approach of most Americans when it comes to digital security and privacy.
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Amazon raises free shipping minimum for those without Prime memberships to $50

Amazon is raising the minimum price for free shipping for those without Prime memberships from $35 to $50 worth of eligible items.
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Google is getting rid of some ads in desktop search results pages

Your Google desktop search results pages are about to look a little different, depending on how much you notice the ads.
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China’s newest rules on foreign content are stricter than ever

A free Internet appears increasingly mythical in China, where new rules have restricted all foreign content from appearing within the country's borders.
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Yelp employee behind open letter to CEO is fired

According to one Yelp employee, the utopian tech workplace is nothing more than a myth, and now, she's gotten fired for saying so.
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Google sets its sights on Singapore for new engineering team

Moving on in their quest for world domination, Google announced yesterday that they would be building an engineering team in Singapore.
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Amazon is currently hiring for its own Amazon Fashion Private Label

The world leading e-commerce retailer, Amazon, posted nine job listings regarding its Amazon Fashion Private Label, an upcoming fashion brand.
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Yahoo to ax a bunch of its digital magazines

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Google Translate now knows over 100 languages

On Wednesday, Google announced the addition of 13 new languages to its translation service, bringing the grand total to 103 languages.
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Time Warner Cable, AT&T lose yet another battle against Google Fiber

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Soon, you’ll need to prove you’re 18 to visit adult websites in the U.K.

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Check out what the media is really saying about the 2016 election

What is the media really writing about when it comes to the election? As it happens, the Analytics Election Tracker 2016 from OpenText has all the answers.